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Song of Solomon 4:3

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

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כְּח֤וּטkechutas cordחוּטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as cord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2339a string; by implication, a measuring tapecord, fillet, line, thread.הַשָּׁנִי֙hashanithe crimsonשָׁנִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the crimson”, the ordinary formH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsiftotayikhlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.וּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְumidbareykhand desertמִדְבָּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and desert”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.נָאוֶ֑הnavehbecomethנָאוֶהadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “becometh”, the ordinary formH5000suitable, or beautifulbecometh, comely, seemly.כְּפֶ֤לַחkefelachas pieceפֶּלַחpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “as piece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6400a slicepiece.הָֽרִמּוֹן֙harimonthe pomegranateרִמּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the pomegranate”, the ordinary formH7416a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)pomegranate.רַקָּתֵ֔ךְraqatekhetempleרַקָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “temple”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7541properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the headtemple.מִבַּ֖עַדmibaadfrom at byבְּעַדpreposition, preposition — “from at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.לְצַמָּתֵֽךְletsamatekheto locksצַמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to locks”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6777a veillocks.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a thread of scarlet [are] thy lips, And thy speech [is] comely, As the work of the pomegranate [is] thy temple behind thy veil,

World English Bible

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Darby Translation

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely; As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.

Douay-Rheims

Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy mouth is comely; thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: like the rind of a pomegranate is thy cheek without thy veil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς σπάρτίον τὸ κόκκικον χείλη σου, καὶ ἡ λαλιά σου ὡραῖα, ὡς λέπυρον ῥοᾶς μῆλόν σου ἐκτὸς τῆς σιωπήσεώς σου.